Ester 3
1 Depois destas coisas o rei Assuero engrandeceu a Haman, filho de Hammedatha, agagita, e o exaltou: e pôs o seu assento acima de todos os príncipes que estavam com ele.
After these things, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and placed his seat of authority above all the officials who were with him.
2 E todos os servos do rei, que estavam à porta do rei, se inclinavam e se prostravam perante Haman; porque assim tinha ordenado o rei acerca dele: porém mardoqueu não se inclinava nem se prostrava.
All the king's servants who were at the king's gate always knelt and prostrated themselves to Haman, as the king had ordered them to do. But Mordecai neither knelt nor prostrated himself.
3 Então os servos do rei, que estavam à porta do rei, disseram a mardoqueu: Porque traspassas o mandado do rei?
Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king's command?”
4 Sucedeu pois que, dizendo-lhe eles isto de dia em dia, e não lhes dando ele ouvidos, o fizeram saber a Haman, para verem se as palavras de mardoqueu se sustentariam, porque ele lhes tinha declarado que era judeu.
They spoke with him day after day, but he refused to comply with their demands. So they spoke with Haman to see if the matter about Mordecai would remain like that, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 Vendo pois Haman que mardoqueu se não inclinava nem se prostrava diante dele, Haman se encheu de furor.
When Haman saw that Mordecai did not kneel and bow down to him, Haman was filled with rage.
6 Porém em seus olhos teve em pouco de pôr as mãos só em mardoqueu (porque lhe haviam declarado o povo de mardoqueu); Haman pois procurou destruir a todos os judeus que havia em todo o reino de Assuero, ao povo de mardoqueu.
He had contempt for the idea of killing only Mordecai, for the king's servants had told him who Mordecai's people were. Haman wanted to exterminate all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were in the entire kingdom of Ahasuerus.
7 No primeiro mês (que é o mês de nisan), no ano duodécimo do rei Assuero, se lançou pur, isto é, sorte, perante Haman, de dia em dia, e de mês em mes, até ao duodécimo mes, que é o mês de Adar.
In the first month (which is the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, the Pur—that is the lot—was thrown before Haman, to select a day and month. They cast the lot over and over until the lot fell on the twelfth month (which is the month of Adar).
8 E Haman disse ao rei Assuero: há um povo espargido e dividido entre os povos em todas as províncias do teu reino, cujas leis são diferentes das leis de todos os povos, e tão pouco fazem as leis do rei; pelo que não convém ao rei deixa-los ficar.
Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and distributed among all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so it is not suitable for the king to let them stay.
9 Se bem parecer ao rei, escreva-se que os matem: e eu porei nas mãos dos que fizerem a obra dez mil talentos de prata, para que se metam nos tesouros do rei.
If it please the king, give a command to kill them, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king's business, for them to put it into the king's treasury.”
10 Então tirou o rei o seu anel da sua mão, e o deu a Haman, filho de Hammedatha, agagita, adversário dos judeus.
Then the king took the signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
11 E disse o rei a Haman: Essa prata te é dada, como também esse povo, para fazeres dele o que bem parecer aos teus olhos.
The king said to Haman, “I will see that the money is given back to you and your people. You will do with it whatever you wish.”
12 Então chamaram os escrivães do rei no primeiro mes, no dia treze do mesmo, e conforme a tudo quanto Haman mandou se escreveu aos príncipes do rei, e aos governadores que havia sobre cada província, e aos principais de cada povo; a cada província segundo a sua escritura, e a cada povo segundo a sua língua; em nome do rei Assuero se escreveu, e com o anel do rei se selou.
Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree containing all that Haman had commanded was written to the king's provincial governors, those who were over all the provinces, to the governors of all the various peoples, and to the officials of all the people, to every province in their own writing, and to every people in their own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and was sealed with his ring.
13 E as cartas se enviaram pela mão dos correios a todas as províncias do rei, que destruíssem, matassem, e lançassem a perder a todos os judeus desde o moço até ao velho, crianças e mulheres, em um mesmo dia, a treze do duodécimo mês (que é o mês de Adar), e que saqueassem o seu despojo.
Documents were hand-delivered by couriers to all the king's provinces, to annihilate, kill, and destroy all Jews, from young to old, children and women, in one day—on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (which is the month of Adar)—and to plunder their possessions.
14 Uma copia do escrito que se proclamasse lei em cada província era publicada a todos os povos, para que estivessem preparados para aquele dia.
A copy of the letter was made law in every province. In every province it was made known to all the people that they should prepare for this day.
15 Os correios, pois, impelidos pela palavra do rei, sairam, e a lei se proclamou na fortaleza de Susan: e o rei e Haman se assentaram a beber; porém a cidade de Susan estava confusa.
The couriers went out and hurried to distribute the king's order. The decree was also distributed within the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in turmoil.
